“Yes means yes’ advances in Connecticut

Updated 4:57 pm, Thursday, March 3, 2016

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Attorney Gloria Allred, center, walks with University of Connecticut students Rose Richi, left, Erica Daniels, Carolyn Luby, second from right, and Kylie Angell, right, to a news conference in Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, in Hartford, Conn. Four women who say they were victims of sexual assaults while students at the University of Connecticut have announced they are filing a federal discrimination lawsuit against the school. less

Attorney Gloria Allred, center, walks with University of Connecticut students Rose Richi, left, Erica Daniels, Carolyn Luby, second from right, and Kylie Angell, right, to a news conference in Monday, Oct. 21, ... more

Under the bill, which passed on a 14-3 vote, the absence of a “no” would not by itself signal consent to a sexual encounter. College students would have to either say or imply “yes” consciously and voluntarily during every stage of intimacy. This is the second year in a row the committee approved the bill. Last year it easily passed the Senate but failed to reach a vote in the House.

The committee also approve legislation that will allow armed police on the state’s 12 community colleges — on a 13-5 vote — and a bill to help undocumented students with public college costs by giving them some access to financial aid on a 11-6 vote.

Committee Co-Chair, Rep. Roberta Willis voted against the bill to allow armed forces on community colleges saying the money would be better spent on counseling.